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baculiform

baculiform

9.9
Shaped like a long thin rod
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : baculiforme
  • The baculiform bacteria were easily identifiable due to their rod-like shape.

Examples

  • The bacteria display a distinctive baculiform structure under the microscope.

  • The baculiform cells were aligned in rows throughout the tissue sample.

  • Some crystals can develop a baculiform appearance after certain treatments.

  • The baculiform structure of the bacterium was fascinating.

  • You can identify the baculiform cells under the microscope.

  • Under high magnification, the baculiform cells revealed their unique structure.

  • The researchers noted that certain species had a baculiform morphology during the analysis.

Synonyms

rod-shaped
vsbaculiform
1 4.4

Shaped like a long thin straight stick

is focused on rod or bacillus shape rather than other features
bacilliform
vsbaculiform
  • Specialized
9.9

Shaped like a small rod, often seen in bacteria and tiny cells

is the general rod shape term not limited to microscopic use
rodlike
vsbaculiform
4.9

Shaped like a long thin stick

is specifically about being shaped like a rod or bacillus
bacillary
vsbaculiform
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to rod-shaped bacteria, for example an infection

is only about physical rod shape not bacterial relation or production
bacillar
vsbaculiform
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to, caused by, or shaped like long thin bacteria

describes only the rod form and not biological production or relation

Surface Forms

baculiform positive

Morphology

baculiform = baculum (opaque) = baculi + form

The combining element 'baculi-' is a rare Latin scientific combining form unfamiliar to average learners, so although '-form' means 'shaped', the whole word is not readily inferable by a B1 learner.

Etymology

Baculiform comes from the Latin baculum, which means 'stick', and the ending -form, which means 'shape'. Think of bacillus (a rod-shaped bacterium): baculiform therefore means 'rod-shaped' or 'shaped like a stick'.